DUST MY BROOM - ZZTOP version
This very well known tune was first composed by Robert Johnson. It was then
covered by Elmore James , the famous electric slide guitar player, in the
fifties. After him many also covered it in different ways : Canned Heat,
Spencer Davies Group, Taj Mahal, John Mayall, Ike and Tina Turner .....
and ZZTOP :
The ZZTOP version that I tabbed here was released in 1979 on their album
DEGUELLO. It is played exclusively with electric guitars. We are rather
far from the original Robert Johnson's version. Billy Gibbons put his own
inventiveness in it. On the record you can hear three guitars (two playing
rhythm) but one rhythm guitar and one slide guitar are enough with a bass
guitar to reproduce the tune.
Both guitars must be tuned in OPEN D that is from bass to treble :
D - A - D - F# - A - D
Needless to be a slide guitar master to have fun playing that tune !
I am not !
LEGEND :
/ : slide-up
\ : slide-down
^^^^ : let ring
n__ : linger on this note
( = rough way of noting rhythm !)
{n} : vibrate around fret n with the slide bar
n : slide guitar only : do not play with the slide bar.
(With the slide guitar all notes are played with the slide bar except in

The turnarounds, the outro and where noted in the solo section with underlined

notes).
Remember to tune both guitars in OPEN D as indicated above.
You can hear and download two MP3 DEMOs ( one electric and one acoustic) and get
some more details from the URL above.

INTRO :

1 2
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+12121212121212+121212121212+

A+12121412121412+121412121412+

D+121212121212121212+1212121212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+10/121212121212121212121212++

A+10/121212121212121212121212++

F#++10/12+

D++12^^^+

A+++

D+++

3 4
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+121212121212+121212121212+

A+121412121412+121412121412+

D+1212121212121212+1212121212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+10/121212121212121212121212++

A+10/121212121212121212121212+12\11/12+

F#++10/1212\11/12+

D++12^^^+

A+++

D+++

5 6
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+5555555+555555+

A+5575575+575575+

D+555555555+55555555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+5555+5555+

F#+4/54/5+4/55+

D+5+5\40+

A+++

D+++

7 8
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+12121212121212+121212121212+

A+12121412121412+121412121412+

D+121212121212121212+1212121212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+10/12121212121212121212\1012+12+

A+10/12121212121212121212+12+

F#++10/1210/12+

D++12^^^+

A+++

D+++

9 10
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+7777777+5555555+

A+7797797+5575575+

D+77777777+555555555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+777+55+

F#+6/74/5+5\4/5+

D+7+5\4/5+

A++5\4/5+

D+++

11 12
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+0000+x87+

A+5321+0x87+

F#++x87+

D++x87777+

A+55332211+0x87777+

D++x87777+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+0000+7/8{7}+

A+55332211+07/8{7}+

F#++7/8{7}+

D++7/8{7}+

A++7/8{7}+

D++7/8{7}+

I'm gonna

1st VERSE

1 2
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+121212+555+

D+12121212+5555+

A+1214121412+57575+

D+1212121212+55555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+++

A+++

D+++

get up in the morning I be_______lieve I' ll dust my
3 4
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+121212+1212+

D+12121212+1212+

A+1214121412+1412121412+

D+1212121212+1212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+10/12121212121212121212\1012++

A+10/12121212121212121212+12\11/12\11/12+

F#++10/1212\11/12\11/12+

D++12^^^+

A+++

D+++

broom I'm gonna
5 6
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+555+55+

D+5555+55+

A+57575+75575+

D+55555+55555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+++

A+++

D+++

get up in the morning I be_______lieve I' ll dust my
7 8
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+121212+1212+

D+12121212+1212+

A+1214121412+1412121412+

D+1212121212+1212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+10/12121212121212121212\1012++

A+10/12121212121212121212+12\11/12\11/12+

F#++10/1212\11/12\11/12+

D++12^^^+

A+++

D+++

broom well my
9 10
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+777+555+

D+7777+5555+

A+79797+57575+

D+77777+55555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+7\5+

A+7++

D+5/7++

best gal I'll be leaving so my friend you can get out of my
11 12
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+0000+x87+

A+5321+0x87+

F#++x87+

D++x87777+

A+55332211+0x87777+

D++x87777+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+0000+7/8{7}+

A+55332211+07/8{7}+

F#++7/8{7}+

D++7/8{7}+

A++7/8{7}+

D++7/8{7}+

room I'm gonna
1 2
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+121212+555+

D+12121212+5555+

A+1214121412+57575+

D+1212121212+55555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A++5+

F#+3/5+

D+++

A+++

D+++

write a letter to China see if my baby is over there
3 4
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+121212+1212+

D+12121212+1212+

A+1214121412+1412121412+

D+1212121212+1212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+10/12121212121212121212\1012++

A+10/12121212121212121212+12\11/12\11/12+

F#++10/1212\11/12\11/12+

D++12^^^+

A+++

D+++

I'm gonna
5 6
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+555+55+

D+5555+55+

A+57575+75575+

D+55555+55555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+++

A+++

D+++

write a letter to China see if my baby is over there
7 8
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+121212+1212+

D+12121212+1212+

A+1214121412+1412121412+

D+1212121212+1212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+12\11/12\11/12\11/12\11/12\^^^^+12\11/12\11/12\11/12\11/12\^^^^+

F#+12\11/12\11/12\11/12\11/12\+12\11/12\11/12\11/12\11/12\+

D+++

A+++

D+++

If she
9 10
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+777+55+

D+7777+55+

A+79797+75575+

D+77777+55555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+6/76/7+5+

A+6/76/7+5+

D+++

ain't in the Hawaian Islands she must be in Ethiopia some_
11 12
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+0000+x87+

A+5321+0x87+

F#++x87+

D++x87777+

A+55332211+0x87777+

D++x87777+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+0000+7/8{7}+

A+55332211+07/8{7}+

F#++7/8{7}+

D++7/8{7}+

A++7/8{7}+

D++7/8{7}+

_where

SOLO :

1 2
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+12121212121212+121212121212+

A+12121412121412+121412121412+

D+121212121212121212+1212121212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+10/12121212121212121212\1012++

A+10/12121212121212121212++

F#++10/12+

D++12^^^+

A+++

D++02/30^^^^+

3 4
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+121212121212+121212121212+

A+121412121412+121412121412+

D+1212121212121212+1212121212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+10/12121212121212121212\1012++

A+10/12121212121212121212+12\11/12\11/12+

F#++10/1212\11/12\11/12+

D++12^^^+

A+++

D+++

5 6
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+5555555+555555+

A+5575575+575575+

D+555555555+55555555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+5555+5555+

F#+4/54/5+4/55+

D+5+5\40+

A+++

D+++

7 8
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+12121212121212+121212121212+

A+12121412121412+121412121412+

D+121212121212121212+1212121212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+12^^^^+1212^^^^+

A+10/1212+10/121212+

F#+10/12+10/12+

D+10/12+10/12+

A+++

D+02/30++

9 10
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+7777777+5555555+

A+7797797+5575575+

D+77777777+555555555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+777+55+

F#+6/74/5+5\4/5+

D+7+5\4/5+

A++5\4/5+

D+++

11 12
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+0000+x87+

A+5321+0x87+

F#++x87+

D++x87777+

A+55332211+0x87777+

D++x87777+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+0000+7/8{7}+

A+55332211+07/8{7}+

F#++7/8{7}+

D++7/8{7}+

A++7/8{7}+

D++7/8{7}+

1 2
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+12121212121212+121212121212+

A+12121412121412+121412121412+

D+121212121212121212+1212121212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+00/33000/30+0/30+

A+/3/3+/30+

D++/3+

3 4
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+121212121212+121212121212+

A+121412121412+121412121412+

D+1212121212121212+1212121212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+00++

A+5535++

F#+++

D++/30^^^^+

A+++

D+0+0/30+

5 6
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+5555555+555555+

A+5575575+575575+

D+555555555+55555555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+555\30+033/0+

A++0/3+

D+3/5++

7 8
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+12121212121212+121212121212+

A+12121412121412+121412121412+

D+121212121212121212+1212121212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D++12^^^+

A+11/1212+10/121212+

F#+11/1212+10/1212+

D+011/1212+10/12+

A+++

D+++

9 10
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+7777777+5555555+

A+7797797+5575575+

D+77777777+555555555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+777+55+

F#+6/74/5+5\4/5+

D+7+5+

A+++

D++0/30+

11 12
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+0000+x87+

A+5321+0x87+

F#++x87+

D++x87777+

A+55332211+0x87777+

D++x87777+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+0000+7/8{7}+

A+55332211+07/8{7}+

F#++7/8{7}+

D++7/8{7}+

A++7/8{7}+

D++7/8{7}+

I be___
1 2
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+121212+555+

D+12121212+5555+

A+1214121412+57575+

D+1212121212+55555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+++

A+++

D+++

_lieve be_____lieve my time a_____
3 4
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+121212+1212+

D+12121212+1212+

A+1214121412+1412121412+

D+1212121212+1212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+10/121212\10+10/121212\10+

F#+10/121212\10+10/121212\10+

D+10/121212\10+10/121212\10+

A+++

D+++

" _lone
I be______
5 6
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+555+55+

D+5555+55+

A+57575+75575+

D+55555+55555+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+5+4/5+

F#+3/5+4/5+

D++4/5/3+

A+++

D+++

_lieve be____lieve my time a_
7 8
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+121212+1212+

D+12121212+1212+

A+1214121412+1412121412+

D+1212121212+1212121212+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+10/121212\10+10/121212\10+

F#+10/121212\10+10/121212\10+

D+010/121212\10+10/121212\10+

A+++

D+++

_lone I've
9 10
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+777++

D+7777++

A+7979++

D+7777++

SLIDE GUITAR

D+++

A+++

F#+++

D+++

A+++

D+++

had to quit my baby and give up my happy
11 12
RHYTHM GUITAR

D+121210109988+7x1312^^^^^+

A+121210109988+7x1312+

F#+121210109988+7x1312+

D+121210109988+7x1312+

A+121210109988+7x1312+

D+121210109988+7x1312+

SLIDE GUITAR

D+1098+12/13{12}^^^^^+

A+10/121011111010+9\012/13{12}+

F#++12/13{12}+

D++12/13{12}+

A++12/13{12}+

D++12/13{12}+

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